USU course numbers see changes for registration
scheme of their courses.
As a result of a state law that was enacted in 2004 by the State Legislature, all institutions of higher education are required have streamlined course numbers for certain general education classes that can transfer from one institution to another, said John Mortensen, director of university advising and transfer services.
“We don’t want students to panic when they try to look up a certain course and they don’t find it,” Mortensen said.
For example, Biology 1210 will be known as Biology 1610 although it is still the same Biology I class as before. Introduction to Engineering Design will now be known as Engineering 1000 as opposed to Engineering 1010.
As different course numbers have been approved by the state, other universities have been slowly making the transition, however, officials at USU decided to wait until all the changes have been approved in order to switch over.
“We’re tyring to make it so there isn’t a problem,” Mortensen said. “We decided to do it all at once so it was less confusing.”
With the transition to the Banner system, Mortensen said it was better that the university waited.
“We wanted to do it right,” he said. “It was pretty painless.”
For a complete list with all the course number changes go to http://www.usu.edu/ats/foradvisors/course-numbers.html.
-mmackay@cc.usu.edu